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@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ curl -X GET \
 ### Update a product
 
 ```bash
-curl -X POST \
+curl -X PUT \
   'http://localhost:8765/api/products/{product-id}' \
   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
   -d '{
@@ -202,4 +202,4 @@ curl -X DELETE \
 Alternatively to [curl][], you can use [Postman][] to target the REST API. Check the Postman [collection](misc/microservices-springboot.postman_collection.json) and the [environment variables](misc/microservices-springboot.postman_environment.json) as well.
 
 [Postman]: https://www.getpostman.com/
-[curl]: https://curl.haxx.se/
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+[curl]: https://curl.haxx.se/